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What makes Great Weapon Master and Sharpshooter so good?
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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 7433266" data-attributes="member: 59057"><p>+50 points of damage over how many rounds?</p><p></p><p>Lets be benefical here and say you hit as often, didn't want to cast a different concentration spell than bless and had time to set every buff up and the enemy is someone who stands there with low ac not trying to stay out of reach... and of course you had your stats maximized and don't need precise strike anyway.</p><p>A fighter in mid level has 2-3 attacks per round. Twice as many with action surge.</p><p>It is in the best case (excluding vulnerability) +10 damage net gain per attack ignoring that spending resources to make sure every attack hits lowered damage otherwise. If you remember that you don't double static damage on a crit, it isn't that problematic at all. In 3.5 you doubled everything and could power attack to more than -5/+10 with two habded weapons... and i never heard anyone complaining that the feat is unbalanced...</p><p></p><p>I am still waiting for a sound calculation that assumes normal circumstances. E.g. having to build up buffs during combat. The fighter being the target of hold personnor dispell magic... actually taking resilience wisdom could be a much higher contributor to overall damage than gwm...</p><p>So if you are the guy with the big weapon and other resources than gwm, you can most probably be a big factor in most fights.</p><p>If you are not a fighter but a ranger with hunter's mark and extra d8 per hit, trading accuracy becomes less and less attractive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 7433266, member: 59057"] +50 points of damage over how many rounds? Lets be benefical here and say you hit as often, didn't want to cast a different concentration spell than bless and had time to set every buff up and the enemy is someone who stands there with low ac not trying to stay out of reach... and of course you had your stats maximized and don't need precise strike anyway. A fighter in mid level has 2-3 attacks per round. Twice as many with action surge. It is in the best case (excluding vulnerability) +10 damage net gain per attack ignoring that spending resources to make sure every attack hits lowered damage otherwise. If you remember that you don't double static damage on a crit, it isn't that problematic at all. In 3.5 you doubled everything and could power attack to more than -5/+10 with two habded weapons... and i never heard anyone complaining that the feat is unbalanced... I am still waiting for a sound calculation that assumes normal circumstances. E.g. having to build up buffs during combat. The fighter being the target of hold personnor dispell magic... actually taking resilience wisdom could be a much higher contributor to overall damage than gwm... So if you are the guy with the big weapon and other resources than gwm, you can most probably be a big factor in most fights. If you are not a fighter but a ranger with hunter's mark and extra d8 per hit, trading accuracy becomes less and less attractive. [/QUOTE]
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